Technical Editor
RELX
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Johannesburg • 🇿🇦 South Africa
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Monitor legal developments and update legislation to ensure accuracy and relevance
- Add and consolidate new legal content on our platform
- Prioritize tasks to meet deadlines and production goals
- Participate in quality reviews and audits
- Collaborate with suppliers and provide feedback on content quality
- Work with internal and external teams on testing, reporting issues, and delivering projects
- Respond to queries professionally and promptly
- Support process improvements and best practices
- Engage in ongoing training and development
- Perform other related duties as needed
Requirements
- A degree in law or publishing, equivalent experience in legal publishing or research
- Strong written English skills, with attention to detail and ability to follow editorial guidelines
- Problem-solving mindset and ability to work independently
- Effective communication and collaboration skills across diverse teams
- Adaptability and strong organizational skills
- Willingness to learn new tools and technologies
- XML mark-up language and data fixing/cleaning experience.
- Prior experience in digital legal publishing is preferred
Benefits
- Medical Aid
- Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits (Disability, Critical Illness, Life Cover & Funeral Cover)
- Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy
- Study Leave
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
XML mark-up languagedata fixingdata cleaning
Soft skills
strong written English skillsattention to detailproblem-solving mindsetindependenceeffective communicationcollaborationadaptabilityorganizational skills
Certifications
degree in lawdegree in publishing